An Elementary and Practical Treatise on Bridge BuildingD. Van Nostrand, 1873 - 352 páginas |
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abutment act by tension acting by thrust amount of action arch truss assumed beam bearing bolts cast iron cent centre Cloth compression connecting block construction cross-section decussation deflection depth of truss diagonals diagram diameter distance Engineer equal experiments feet figures flanges force full load gives gonals greater half Hence horizontal action horizontal reach horizontal thrust Illustrated inclination joists king braces latter length less liable lifting force lower chord maximum stress maximum weight movable load multiplied negative resistance nodes number of panels oblique members panel truss pieces portion power of resistance practice produced proportion ratio represented respectively rivets rods side single track rail span square inch strain strength strength of materials thickness tical timber tion transverse trapezoidal Truss Bridge truss Fig uniform load upper chord uprights vertical reach weight acting weight of structure weight sustained whence width wrought iron
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